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Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration has clarified a number of issues in the country’s revised offset guidelines. The English translation of the guidelines, published on December 17th, left key policy changes open to misinterpretation. A DAPA official has written to us to clarify them.

The U.S. government has downsized its India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) but concerns about the reduction are unfounded, says Benjamin Schwartz, head of the US-India Business Council’s (USIBC) Defence and Aerospace program. The changes were made for internal reasons, he explained. The downsizing, combined with a move out of the Pentagon, sparked alarm…

The U.S. government has downsized its India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC) but concerns about the reduction are unfounded, says Benjamin Schwartz, head of the US-India Business Council’s (USIBC) Defence and Aerospace program. The changes were made for internal reasons, he explained. The downsizing, combined with a move out of the Pentagon, sparked alarm…

Greece’s main opposition party has confronted outgoing defence minister Panos Kammenos over an offset amendment in a deal to upgrade the Hellenic Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets. The amendment sparked corruption concerns. Mr Kammenos had previously pledged to end the use of offsets.

India’s governing BJP Party and opposition Congress Party continue to trade accusations over the choice of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as the Indian Offset Partner for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft. The Congress Party’s assault focuses on the rejection of Hindustan Aerospace Ltd (HAL).